Nor'easter: System Sparks Tornado Warnings Across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
Conditions have steadily deteriorated across the Northeast as a strengthening storm sweeps through.
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The National Weather Service expects rain to intensify Thursday evening, Nov. 12, and continue into Friday, Nov. 13, as the potential Nor'easter moves offshore. The timing puts evening travelers in the path of downpours before winds strengthen overnight.
Rain favors the coast Friday, Nov. 13, into Friday night, while inland areas could see a mix o…
Armed Man Near White House Heard Voices Telling Him To Kill President Trump, Feds Say
The voices in his head allegedly told him to kill President Donald Trump. He apparently took them seriously enough to show up near the White House, federal officials say.
Ronny Guanipa-Chrinos, 26, a Venezuelan national, is facing charges after Secret Service officers found him near the White House late on Thursday, Nov. 5, with three firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition inside a stolen pickup truck, federal prosecutors announced.
The bizarre encounter began around 11:42 p.m., when an officer on patrol spotted a blue Ford F-150 parked along Constitution Avenue NW, just south of the W…
Amtrak Plans To Allow Guns On Trains, Union Blasts Policy As 'Sheer Lunacy'
Rail union leaders are sharply criticizing Amtrak's plan to let passengers bring guns into train cars under a controversial new policy.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said the new policy is scheduled to take effect in January 2027, allowing passengers to carry guns in locked cases on about 1,500 additional trains daily nationwide. The change would include Amtrak's busy Northeast Corridor, which carries about 750,000 passengers daily on routes between Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC.
The TWU, which represents 360 Amtrak onboard service workers, warned that the policy c…
Former Georgetown Football Player, Brother Convicted Of Murder In DC Drug Robbery Plot: DOJ
A former Georgetown University football player who plotted a deadly robbery with his brother in DC is now a convicted murderer.
Dijon Williams, 27, and his brother, Daivion Williams, 28, both of Georgia, were found guilty on Thursday, Nov. 5, for their roles in the July 2020 killing of 30-year-old Nurudeen Thomas, federal prosecutors announced.
According to prosecutors, the brothers drove from Georgia to DC intending to steal a large quantity of drugs from Thomas, their supplier, and arranged to meet him under the guise of a drug deal.
On July 21, 2020, shortly after arriving in DC, t…
Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor
Jay Rockefeller, an heir to one of America’s most famous fortunes who built a political legacy far from his New York roots, has died.
The former West Virginia governor and five-term US senator died Friday, Nov. 6, at his home in Washington, DC. He was 89. The Washington Post, which first reported his death, said his family did not disclose a cause.
Born in Manhattan, John Davison Rockefeller IV was a great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller Sr., the industrialist whose Standard Oil empire dominated the oil industry and made him one of the world’s richest people.
His family’s political connect…
DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds
Police thought the argument was over. Shortly after they left, a DC father grabbed a revolver, followed his daughter's boyfriend outside as he headed to work, and shot him dead.
Nearly a decade later, Wilbert Whitaker, 77, of Washington, DC, has been convicted of murdering Leo Hackett, 30, following a deadly confrontation in Northeast DC on April 30, 2016, according to federal prosecutors.
A jury found Whitaker guilty of second-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announce…
Temple Hills Dad Came To America For A Better Life, Now His Family Fights To Bring Him Home
He came to America chasing a better life.
Now, after a Maryland father was gunned down waiting for a bus home from work, his grieving family is fighting to bring him back to Venezuela one final time.
Yeferson Alejandro Moreno-Gimenez, 27, of Temple Hills, was shot at a bus stop in the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue NE in Washington, DC, around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Less than 20 minutes later, his accused killer, William Louis Chase Jr., 47, was shot by a police officer during a separate confrontation just blocks away, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
But for those w…
Family Seeks Help Returning DC Metrobus Crash Victim To Guatemala: 'Bring Him Home'
Adolfo Fernando Ruiz Morales was on his way to work when he was struck by a Metrobus in DC. Now, his family is hoping strangers can help bring him home one final time.
Ruiz Morales, 53, a construction worker, was struck near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue NW on Monday, Oct. 5, suffering critical injuries that ultimately claimed his life.
He was rushed to a hospital following the collision, but later died from his injuries, according to a GoFundMe organized in his memory.
Now, nearly a month later, his family is trying to make one final journey possible for the …
DC Church Burglars Apparently Liked What They Saw The First Time, Came Back For Seconds (Video)
They apparently liked what they saw the first time.
A group of suspected burglars made a return trip to a DC church, where surveillance cameras captured three people police now want to identify after musical instruments, microphones, and cameras disappeared.
The trouble began late Wednesday, Sept. 30, at a church on the 1700 block of 11th Street NW, where someone forced open a rear door around 10:15 p.m.
By 6:40 p.m. the following evening, one of the people allegedly involved in the first break-in was back, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
This time, there was company.
In…
From South Korea To Baltimore: 15 Charged In Massive Meth, Party Drug Pipeline, Feds Say
More than a dozen men are facing charges for their alleged roles in an international drug pipeline that funneled narcotics from California and South Korea into Maryland and DC, federal authorities say.
Three Baltimore men are among 15 facing charges after investigators seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and massive quantities of a dangerous party drug that were destined for customers on the East Coast, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Rene Alexander Acosta, 33, Javier Gomez-Franco, 48, and Robert David Fitch, 40, were charged earlier this year. Gomez-Franco also faces a…
He Hunted Homeless Men On DC Streets, Set One Victim On Fire: Now A Jury Has Spoken
A killer who hunted homeless men on the streets of DC has been convicted of murder and hate crimes.
Gerald Brevard III, 35, of Washington, DC, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a series of brutal attacks that left one man dead and two others injured in March 2022.
The attacks unfolded over six days, with Brevard targeting men living on the streets of Northeast DC, including one who was sleeping beneath a bridge and another who was lying in bed at his encampment.
The violence began on March 3, 2022, when Brevard shot a homeless man who was asleep beneath a bridge on New York …
